Recently, I told myself that I need to focus on my own projects, instead of involving others in my projects or trying to be “like others.” I want to write authentically for myself first. This means focusing on nature and the small things in life that many walk past. I like to notice “the little…
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Poetry Old and New: Many Sources of Inspiration
Welcome to Poetry Friday. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is, check this article by Children’s author, Renee M La Tulippe, on her page at Water, No River. This week has been better with focusing on optimism. I drew inspiration from nature as the ice and snow thaw, preparing to give way to…
Poetry Friday: Keeping it Short (kind of)
I’m keeping things short this week, since I’m lacking motivation and optimism. Part of my problem, I think, is that I’ve elected to read some pretty heavy stuff lately. I bought a poetry book called Milk and Honey (2015) in the bookstore on St. Thomas. It attracted me for the simplicity of the cover, the…
Back to Business: Poetry Friday
We arrived back from St. Thomas on Tuesday night and home on Wednesday after sleeping at our park and fly hotel in Minnesota. Our trip this year was 3 weeks long, one week shorter than last year. We found that two and a half to three weeks is our sweet spot. Both my husband and…
New Haiku
Despite saying no poetry on vacation, I wrote these… tropical breezessoothing my icy old soullife continues here calm azure waterskites carrying cares awaytropical healing Hanging Hemlocks pathTramping through snow-laden woodsShow slivers of sun My blog is under reconstruction. Please bear with me as it takes on my words. Thank you!
Poetry Friday: Updating
Upscaling, Upcycling, Updating … they all carry the connotation of getting better or more use or moving forward for me. Hold that thought, I’ll return to it soon. This week has been an odd one. Last Saturday night, my husband took off to drive to the Twin Cities, about three hours away from us. Our…
New Year, New Process, New Hope
Happy New Year! It is Poetry Friday. If you want to know more about what Poetry Friday is, you can check this post by children’s author Renee M. LaTulippe. All are welcome. For me, the new year always brings new hope. Many of you are writing about your intentions for 2026 or the “one little…
Poetry Opens New Worlds
When you find a favorite writer who also wrote poems, it’s like a light bulb moment! This is what happened earlier this week when I saw a quote by EB White from a letter he had written to a despondent person. It was on social media. And in these times, I thought it was very…
Subzero Already & Poetry Friday
Yesterday morning, I had an eye appointment, so my husband offered to take me to breakfast first. We love going out for breakfast. But it was quite nippy, not just cold, but frigid. The car’s thermostat read -13 degrees. Yes! Thirteen degrees below zero! In some parts of the country, this degree of cold would…
Getting to Know Sir Walter Scott
How can it be Poetry Friday again?! This week went fast! I’ve been busy and productive, so it’s made for a happy week. While I have written some children’s poetry this week, I’m still scrubbing it up, so instead I want to share how I got to “know” a famous Scottish poet. While in Scotland,…